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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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